The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (20-62, #1)

[CelticSooner]

Getting blown out. Would be their 7th straight loss.

[saltlover]

Mike Dunleavy is an impressive -22 in 7 minutes.

[Darío SpanishFan]

Atlanta has possibilities of getting out of the playoffs. They'd better win this one, for them and for us.

[jpotter33]

Nets up by 12 in ATL end of first quarter. ATL has 3 starters out. Why are these teams making it so hard for Cs to get the overall best chance at #1??? How can ATL lose to Nets at home?

Man, and they're on a free fall with a pretty difficult schedule the rest of the way, including another game against the Nets.

Were they resting guys or had guys with actual injuries? They legitimately could fall to the 8th seed at this rate, if not worse.

[saltlover]

Nets up by 12 in ATL end of first quarter. ATL has 3 starters out. Why are these teams making it so hard for Cs to get the overall best chance at #1??? How can ATL lose to Nets at home?

Man, and they're on a free fall with a pretty difficult schedule the rest of the way, including another game against the Nets.

Were they resting guys or had guys with actual injuries? They legitimately could fall to the 8th seed at this rate, if not worse.

Actual injuries.  Millsap has missed 5 in a row, and Bazemore has missed 3 in a row.

[CelticSooner]

So when do the Nets shutdown Lopez? They are playing too hard even though they suck. Starting to annoy me lol

[jambr380]

So when do the Nets shutdown Lopez? They are playing too hard even though they suck. Starting to annoy me lol

Hey, at least Fox looks like the lone bright spot in the tourney this year. I REALLY hope BKN doesn't end the year on some crazy run (and that we don't get the 5th pick), though.

Lead down to 7 at the half. Let's go Hawks!

[Smokeeye123]

Ughhh why must the nets make me sweat like this. STOP WINNING JEEZE

[Denis998]

This is starting to become a problem

[jpotter33]

So much for that Lakers win the other night.

[konkmv]

Calm down they cannot win 5 out of remainig 9 and the lakers lose them all

[Denis998]

Is Atlanta primed to miss the playoffs following this loss?

[Big333223]

Nets leading by 14 with less than 2 to go. With a win this afternoon, the Nets will be 3-1 in their last 4 and 5-4 in their last nine.

To catch LA, they'd have to go the same 5-4 over their final 9 games, and that's if LA loses all of their remaining 10 games.

I still think the #1 lottery odds are safe but Brooklyn is going to make us sweat it out down to the end.

[footey]

Is Atlanta primed to miss the playoffs following this loss?

Atlanta can't go higher than where they are. No advantage for them to try to keep 5th seed so they're better off resting their starters for playoffs.

[saltlover]

Is Atlanta primed to miss the playoffs following this loss?

Depends when/if Millsap returns.  They're now 0-8 without him and 37-27 with him.  If he returns they're a lock.  If he's out then next 5 games, it's going to be close.